Phil Portus — Salford 1977 2 Books
Salford 1977. One
Salford 1977. Two
Each 36 pages
printed in the UK
staple bound
14cm x 20cm
In the mid to late 70s, I was part of a small group of photographers called the REFLEX GROUP which was led by Diane "Hank" Olson (aka Diane Bush), an American documentary photographer, who had previously worked in London with the EXIT Collective and exhibited at the Half Moon Gallery along with work published in Camerawork. The REFLEX GROUP had met up occasionally in between our individual Salford photo excursions. I concentrated mainly in Langworthy, Ordsall and some work in the Adelphi area. In 1978 we had a group exhibition held in the Salford Players Theatre on Liverpool Road. After the exhibition we all went our separate ways.
In the years that followed, I have traced some of the young people I had photographed and re-photographed them, listening to and recording their stories. In 2016 I had a small exhibition of some of these Salford images at St Clements Church, Ordsall, as part of a heritage weekend event.
Phil Portus
Salford 1977. One
Salford 1977. Two
Each 36 pages
printed in the UK
staple bound
14cm x 20cm
In the mid to late 70s, I was part of a small group of photographers called the REFLEX GROUP which was led by Diane "Hank" Olson (aka Diane Bush), an American documentary photographer, who had previously worked in London with the EXIT Collective and exhibited at the Half Moon Gallery along with work published in Camerawork. The REFLEX GROUP had met up occasionally in between our individual Salford photo excursions. I concentrated mainly in Langworthy, Ordsall and some work in the Adelphi area. In 1978 we had a group exhibition held in the Salford Players Theatre on Liverpool Road. After the exhibition we all went our separate ways.
In the years that followed, I have traced some of the young people I had photographed and re-photographed them, listening to and recording their stories. In 2016 I had a small exhibition of some of these Salford images at St Clements Church, Ordsall, as part of a heritage weekend event.
Phil Portus
Salford 1977. One
Salford 1977. Two
Each 36 pages
printed in the UK
staple bound
14cm x 20cm
In the mid to late 70s, I was part of a small group of photographers called the REFLEX GROUP which was led by Diane "Hank" Olson (aka Diane Bush), an American documentary photographer, who had previously worked in London with the EXIT Collective and exhibited at the Half Moon Gallery along with work published in Camerawork. The REFLEX GROUP had met up occasionally in between our individual Salford photo excursions. I concentrated mainly in Langworthy, Ordsall and some work in the Adelphi area. In 1978 we had a group exhibition held in the Salford Players Theatre on Liverpool Road. After the exhibition we all went our separate ways.
In the years that followed, I have traced some of the young people I had photographed and re-photographed them, listening to and recording their stories. In 2016 I had a small exhibition of some of these Salford images at St Clements Church, Ordsall, as part of a heritage weekend event.
Phil Portus
